The Unseen Hour

CALLIRRHOE - Mutation RebellionWritten and produced by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins, and Brice Stratford at Kings Place for London Podcast Festival AND at VAULT Festival. Monologue written and performed by Anna Maguire. Guest music from David Leopold. Theme music by The Unrecorded. @unseenhour

ADRASTEA - Epilogue: Murders Of A Dark Murder (Shut Down) As a luxury witch, Strideforth enlists the help of a brilliant scientist, who is also some kind of robot vegetable, who, with the help of a blood-thirsty grendel, can locate... an internet nerd… who can help them… defeat?… a zombie… godzilla, maybe. Or gorilla… Written by “Angelica”, an advanced long short term memory recurrent neural netwo...

LEDA - Escape The Fall Of The Looming Mansion On The Hill As a trashy horror novelist and a closed-minded scientist respectively, Strideforth and Perch accept an invitation to a spooky mansion, but soon find that the altogether too predictable perils of the haunted house are a facade for a much deeper evil... Written and produced by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins, and Brice Stratford...

ANANKE - The Living Dead Wage As a small business owner and zombie, Strideforth joins with his local community to oppose the descent of the scenic area into a soulless military encampment... Written and produced by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins, and Brice Stratford at The Rosemary Branch Theatre. Monologue written by Cara Compass and performed by Sofi Lee Henson. Guest music: Susie...

CARME - Nobody Leaves As a group of dissidents launch an escape attempt from an island refugee camp/escape game, the actions and intentions of the key players are re-interpreted from three different perspectives... Written and produced by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins, and Brice Stratford at The Rosemary Branch Theatre. Monologue written by Joe Eyre and performed by James Corrigan....

LYSITHEA - The Bechdel-Kampf Test WARNING: This episode encountered some technical problems when it was recorded live, which has led to the sound quality being less than ideal throughout. Continuing from the conclusion of the previous episode, Prestoon and Strideforth attempt to unpick the problem of a virus which could wipe out the human race - but are they dealing with a medical emergency, or et...

SINOPE - Masculine Toxicity WARNING: This episode encountered some technical problems when it was recorded live, which has led to the sound quality being less than ideal throughout. As a caroller and a trick-or-treater, Prestoon and Strideforth butt heads when they discover that a local scientific institute has created a dangerous biological specimen...Conclusion in the next episode. Written and p...

PASIPHAE - Manifestation As a medieval baron, Strideforth and his wife Imogen receive a visit from a priest, but soon discover that their impiety is not easy to conceal... Written and produced by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford at Rosemary Branch Theatre. Monologue written and performed by Lizzie Milton . Guest music: Fiona Bevan. Recorded by Ella Watts. Support an...

ELARA - The Irresistible Will Of Olloleth As an amateur spelunking astronomer, Strideforth investigates a crashed meteorite, but soon notices that his associates are behaving strangely... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford at Rosemary Branch Theatre. Monologue written and performed by Joe Rizzo-Naudi . Guest music: Midnight Mouth. Produced by Ella Watts, He...

AMALTHEA - Sciatica As a police detective, Strideforth investigates a series of murders in his local community, but the details of the crimes remind him of something… from his childhood... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford as part of The London Podcast Festival at King’s Place. Monologue written by Alex Lynch and performed by John Henry Falle. Guest music:...

HIMALIA - A Wheelbarrow Full Of Dollars As a roaming gunslinger, Strideforth arrives in a small township to find it in the grip of economic collapse. He inserts himself into a local feud, playing both sides for his own gain... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford as part of The London Podcast Festival at King’s Place. Monologue written and performed by David...

CALLISTO - The Vile Keepers Of The Ontologeon As a feudal soldier, Strideforth must go on a dangerous quest to regain his lands and his titles, but the treasure he must recover may be more than mere riches... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Holly Morgan and Brice Stratford. Monologue written and performed by Cecil Baldwin. Guest musician: Phil Grainger. Produced by James Carney, Andy Go...

GANYMEDE - The Implausible Case Of The Mathanock Brain-Snatcher As a Victorian gentleman-investigator, Strideforth deduces the identity of a violent killer and plans to catch him, but the solution may not be as elementary as he first thought... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Holly Morgan and Brice Stratford. Monologue written by Casey Jay Andrews and performed by Sullivan Beau Brown. G...

Mini-episode ENCKE - The Dance Of The Gigantic Vermin As an aristocratic man of science, Strideforth invites a prestigious audience to witness the unveiling of his latest invention, but the device does not perform quite as he intended... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford. Produced by James Carney and Ella Watts. Recorded by Hedley Knights and Beth Crane of...

EUROPA - Soft Breakfast As in decadent socialite, Strideforth hosts an elegant breakfast for his friends and peers, but it soon transpires that everything is not as idyllic as it seems... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford. Monologue written by and performed by Felix Trench. Guest musician: Sealionwoman. Produced by James Carney, Andy Goddard and Ella Watts...

IO - On/Off Strideforth attempts to fall in love with his cell phone. As in internet journalist and influencer, Strideforth falls deeply in love with his new operating system, only to find that the program may not be as ethical as he hoped... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford. Monologue written by Poe Villiers and performed by Thomas Jancis. Guest musician...

JUPITER - King Of Earth As a cult leader, Strideforth brings about world peace and a new era of humanity, but is his innovative new church a true religion, or is it just a bizarre conglomeration of utter hogswash which is about to come crashing into contact with an irreconcilable reality...? Written by James Carney, performed by him, Sasha Wilson, Beth Eyre and Molly Beth Morossa and Brice Stratfo...

ATROPOS - The Dull Sessions #35-OOO-03: Frankenstein 2046 As a Frankenstein's Monster, Strideforth returns to the place where all the trouble begins, seeking to confront the past, make amends and finally face down his villainous doppelganger, but the path to redemption is not as smooth as he hopes... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford. Monologue written by...

LACHESIS - The Dull Sessions #34-EE-02: The Creature In The Rye As a Frankenstein's Monster, Strideforth escapes into the churning underbelly of Carcos' more disreputable districts, only to be recruited by a mysterious organization with obscure intentions, which lead him to question his true nature... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford. Monologue written by...

CLOTHO - The Dull Sessions #33-OO-01: Re-Abnegator As a Frankenstein's Monster, Strideforth attempts to mend the trauma of the days immediately following his creation, by attending a group therapy session with his creator, Dr. Imogen Perch, but the resentment and emotional scars run deep... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford. Monologue written by Jen Sugden...

ASTRAEA - The Outer Oubliette As an astronaut, the communications officer aboard the exploratory vessel Night Hag, Rufus Strideforth attempts to stay calm as he ventures where no-one has ever gone before, but in the darkness beyond the moon, reason and scientific detatchment may not be as reliable as he hopes...This episode has a few technical glitches. We apologize. Written by James Carney, perfo...

ALAUDA - A Midsummer Nightmare As a mainstay of the Quellmouth amateur dramatic society, Rufus Strideforth attempts to put on his shoes and take part in an ancient, mysterious play, but on this particular Carnival day, the king and queen of the dark ocean have decided to join the proceedings. Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford. Monologue written by Jodi Gra...

AURORA - Join Us Underground As an independent theatre practicioner, Strideforth brings his talents to VAULT Festival in the bustling district of Barbacides in Carcos, but finds his ambitions frustrated by an audience composed entirely of zombies. Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford. Monologue written by Josh Morrall and performed by Mat Burt. Guest musician...

EUPHROSYNE - The Masque Of The Manic Dancing Death Madness As an aristocrat travelling among his people in a clever disguise, Strideforth encounters an outbreak of a mass psychogenic illness that causes people to laugh hysterically, dance uncontrollably, and then die painfully... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Joey Timmins and Brice Stratford. Monologue written by Katie Arnstein and pe...

HYGEIA - Night Of The Unclean As the local lawman of the colonial town of Palton on the distant planet of Lilith, Strideforth attempts to save the town from an outbreak of a virulent and fatal disease, that does not end in death... Written by James Carney, performed by him, Holly Morgan and Brice Stratford. Monologue written by Dominic Allen and performed by Simon Maeder. Guest musician: Overbeck....